Related Verses: Acts 2; 15:28; 1 Cor. 12:12-14; Eph. 2:18-22; 4:3-6

Leading Question: How can we know if the Holy Spirit is at work in the church?

This week’s lesson covers a cluster of items which are important to the individual believer and to the community. The Spirit is said to be important to each item, though it is not possible to actually discern the action of the Spirit. In other words, there are no “bells and whistles.” The believer simply believes that the Spirit is guiding.

Union with Christ. Paul declares that it is through Christ that the Spirit unites us, ...